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| Eliots on foot and mounted Armstrongs advance |
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| Eliots fire their pistols |
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| Armstrongs charge in to combat |
Last night we played our first game of Border Wars out in the shed. It was a 70 point game with an all foot force of Eliots taking on all mounted force of Armstrongs settling the score (Scenario 1 - To the Death p.64.) by the Big Rock. The families advanced eager to get stuck in. Shooting saw both leaders wounded but undeterred the Armtrongs charged in to combat. This didn't go well and in subsequent turns, all of the Armstrong soldiers were killed, while only a single Eliot soldier was dispatched. A Jeddart Staff armed Eliot soldier cut down an Armstrong hero, leaving the Armstrong leader, wounded and alone, facing surrender or a valiant death.
It was a pretty quick game, about an hour, twenty minutes in playing time. Inevitably as a first game we missed a few things and got a few things wrong. Border Wars is quite a detailed set of skirmish rules with lots of dice activation D10s, D8s and D6s as well as cards - Special Actions, Heroic Actions and Special Events. The families are divided in to three levels - Leader, Hero and Soldiers with individual card profiles and stats which are modified as the game progresses with tokens. There are also skilled characters, civilians and livestock - the object of all the reiving. Quite a bit to absorb and ponder but hopefully another game next week will make it all a bit clearer.
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| It doesn't go well! |
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Armstrong hero is cut down by
a Jeddart Staff armed Eliot soldier |
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| Armstrong leader faces surrender or a valiant death |
A bit of a thrashing for the Armstrongs! Good looking game and lovely miniatures, the rules do seem very detailed for a skirmish game but it seems to have given a fun game.
ReplyDeleteThanks Donnie, it sure was! Yes it often takes me a while to get my head around a new set of rules, hopefully the next game will be clearer.
DeleteLooking great!
ReplyDeleteHave plans to painting sone Flags of War's Border Wars.
Thanks Michal, you will enjoy painting them, they’re superb figures.
DeleteThat looks like a nice game. Great looking figures and action all around.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dean, the FoW are great figures.
DeleteThanks, particularly for introducing me to the Jeddart Staff. I had heard of Jeddart Justice but not this alternative way of administering it!
ReplyDeleteNo worries, I wouldn’t like to face one.
DeleteGreat looking game, it's a fab period to wargame too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ray, it is for sure.
DeleteLovely stuff...I must get my Reivers back on the table soon!
ReplyDeleteThanks, I want to try mine with Billhooks and Pikeman’s Lament as well.
DeleteGreat looking game and it sounds like fun, a very tempting period as I'd only need a skirmish force...!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain, it was good to finally get my Border Reivers on the table. The FoW figures are superb and you only need about five to eight a side with these rules.
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